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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000090

Sidcup West

Sidcup West is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,639 residents in Bexley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bexley
9,639

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,193

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,326.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

64.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

26.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.0%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Closest matches elsewhere in England and Wales, across 14 Census themes. Similarity is statistical, not a recommendation, and says nothing about how anywhere feels to live in.

Eltham South, Greenwich6,865 residents · 61.8% owned · 33.9% no carHorsham Central, Horsham11,286 residents · 53.0% owned · 26.6% no carWokingham Town, Wokingham9,718 residents · 57.1% owned · 20.7% no carHaywards Heath West, Mid Sussex11,827 residents · 58.7% owned · 19.1% no carHorley Central, Reigate and Banstead9,169 residents · 59.4% owned · 20.7% no carShoreham Central & Beach, Adur9,261 residents · 69.6% owned · 20.0% no car

Most similar within Bexley

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Sidcup East, Bexley10,164 residents · 67.0% owned · 24.8% no carBexleyheath Broadway, Bexley8,770 residents · 71.4% owned · 27.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Sidcup West

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Owned64.5%
2,703 households
Private rented23.7%
994 households
Social rented10%
419 households
Shared ownership1.8%
77 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Sidcup West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement41%
1,721 households
Semi-detached23.2%
974 households
Terraced19.3%
808 households
Detached9.5%
397 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.3%
140 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop3.1%
128 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
25 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Sidcup West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household49.2%
2,064 households
No cars or vans in household26.7%
1,120 households
2 cars or vans in household18.1%
759 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6%
250 households
Sidcup West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms37.3%
1,564 households
3 bedrooms25.8%
1,081 households
4 or more bedrooms18.7%
783 households
1 bedroom18.3%
766 households
Sidcup West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.1%
2,395 households
One-person household35.4%
1,485 households
Other household types7.6%
317 households
Sidcup West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household35.4%
1,485 households
2 people in household32.8%
1,377 households
3 people in household14.5%
610 households
4 people in household12.1%
509 households
5 people in household3.8%
159 households
6 people in household0.9%
39 households
7 people in household0.2%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Sidcup West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515%
1,447 residents
15–2920.8%
2,005 residents
30–4421.6%
2,079 residents
45–6423%
2,221 residents
65 and over19.6%
1,884 residents
Sidcup West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White85.1%
8,204 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.3%
608 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.9%
373 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.3%
317 residents
Other ethnic group1.4%
138 residents
Sidcup West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35%
2,837 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications20.1%
1,633 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.8%
1,197 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.3%
1,162 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.1%
737 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.5%
361 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
183 residents aged 16 and over
Sidcup West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.4%
4,814 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.3%
3,104 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.4%
192 residents aged 16 and over
Sidcup West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.9%
1,861 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.3%
1,323 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations16.1%
1,303 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students10%
807 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.8%
796 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.1%
660 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.5%
524 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.3%
507 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.1%
329 residents aged 16 and over
Sidcup West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.1%
4,927 residents
Good health32.9%
3,171 residents
Fair health10.9%
1,047 residents
Bad health3.7%
357 residents
Very bad health1.4%
135 residents
Sidcup West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84%
8,101 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16%
1,540 residents
Sidcup West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.1%
2,229 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33%
1,385 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.3%
475 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.4%
99 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
6 households
Sidcup West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

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